Odessa Oblast - Demographics

Demographics

The oblast's population (as of 2004) is 2.4 million people, nearly 40% of whom live in the city of Odessa.

Significant Bulgarian (6.1%) and Romanian (5.0%) minorities reside in the province. There is a small Greek community in the city of Odessa.

Bulgarians and Moldovans / Romanians represent 21% and 13% respectively, of the population in the region of Budjak, within Odessa oblast.

Year Fertility Birth Year Fertility Birth Year Fertility Birth
1990 1,8 33 166 2000 1,1 20 042 2010 1,6 28 690
1991 1,7 32 119 2001 1,1 20 423 2011 1,6 29 225
1992 1,6 30 155 2002 1,2 21 227
1993 1,5 28 185 2003 1,2 22 326
1994 1,4 26 197 2004 1,3 23 343
1995 1,4 24 993 2005 1,3 23 915
1996 1,3 23 666 2006 1,4 25 113
1997 1,2 22 491 2007 1,5 26 759
1998 1,2 21 273 2008 1,6 28 780
1999 1,1 19 969 2009 1,6 28 986

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